If it just seems like the first Friday of the month wasn't the same without being able to pore through the Bureau of Labor Statistics' hotly watched monthly jobs report, don't worry. You probably didn't miss much. While the BLS has gone dark with the shutdown in Washington, other reports outside the government data suggest the labor market just plodded along in September. The Dow Jones consensus forecast was for growth of 51,000 in nonfarm payrolls with the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.3%. High-frequency data that includes job postings, private payrolls and state-by-state figures...
Japanese stocks fell on Tuesday as investors awaited a key central bankers' meeting and assessed positive diplomatic signals on a possible end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The Nikkei 225 dipped 0.38%, or 168.02 points, to end at 43,546.29. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said security guarantees could be finalized within 10 days following talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders. The comments came after Trump's meeting with NATO partners and his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to arrange further talks. Investors are also focused on the Fed's...
The Hang Seng Index opened 64 points higher, or 0.25 per cent, at 25,241 points yesterday. Meanwhile, the China Enterprises Index rose 20 points, or 0.22 per cent, to 9,054 points, and the Technology Index gained 13 points, or 0.23 per cent, to close at 5,592 points. Technology stocks showed mixed results: Tencent rose 0.1 per cent, Alibaba slipped 0.1 per cent, and Meituan edged up by 0.1 per cent. Xiaomi Group climbed 0.8 per cent ahead of its earnings report, JD.com rose 0.2 per cent, while Kuaishou remained unchanged. Financial stocks remained steady, with HSBC Holdings climbing 0.5...
Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Tuesday as investors await the outcome of the talks between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House. Japan's Nikkei 225 benchmark ticked up 0.1%, after closing at a record high in its previous session, while the broader Topix index was flat. In South Korea, the Kospi index fell 0.2% in early trade, while the small-cap Kosdaq declined by 0.33%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.61% at the open. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 25,230, pointing to a stronger open...
Japanese stocks open on a firm note as investors are upbeat about domestic earnings expectations and solid US consumer data, with rapidly easing concerns about tariffs also aiding sentiment. The Topix Index rose 0.1% to 3,124.34 as of 9:06 a.m. Tokyo time The Nikkei advanced 0.3% to 43,844.57 Toyota Motor Corp. contributed the most to the Topix Index gain, rising 1.2%. Out of 1,679 stocks in the index, 793 rose and 743 fell, while 143 were unchanged. Hideyuki Ishiguro, chief strategist at Nomura Asset Management, said earnings estimates for the next 12 months in both...
The S&P 500 ended slightly lower Monday, as investors digested a meeting between Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington and looked ahead to the upcoming Jackson Hole Symposium. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 33 points, or 0.1%, the S&P 500 index slipped 0.02%, while the NASDAQ Composite added 0.03%. The main Wall Street indices notched their second straight positive week last week, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average joined the benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite in reaching a new all-time peak during...
Asia-Pacific markets traded higher, tracking Wall Street gains overnight.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.41% after hitting a fresh record high on Thursday, while the Topix added 0.61%. South...
Both the STOXX 50 and STOXX 600 hovered around the flatline on Friday, as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of further developments in trade talks between US President Trump and Chinese...
The U.S. government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding deal, setting off what could be a long,...